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Credit swap in a virtual world

  • US 8,612,302 B2
  • Filed: 02/16/2012
  • Issued: 12/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • on a server computer, receiving an indication of a user taking an action on a first website;

    based on said taking an action by a user on said first website, said server computer awarding rewards that are associated with said taking said action; and

    said server computer transferring said rewards to a second website different than said first website, where the second website uses a different format of rewards than the first website, and where said transferring converts said rewards into said different format so said rewards received on said first website are used on the second website;

    obtaining information about where to transfer the rewards, where the rewards can be transferred to a plurality of different websites, and where said user profile includes information about each of said plurality of different websites,wherein said taking an action on the first website comprises playing a game on the first website and obtaining points for playing the game.

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